Isaiah Hernandez
Isaiah Hernandez, 29, died in September 2021 after a medical emergency while held at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga. His family says he was diabetic and that deputies failed to give him his medication. The San Bernardino County Coroner's Office autopsy report listed a sudden cardiac incident as the cause, but his mother said she saw visible injuries on his body at the mortuary, and the family says the report had missing pages. The family has sued San Bernardino County and the Sheriff's Department, and the Sheriff's Department did not comment on the pending lawsuit.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The coroner's autopsy report called the death a sudden cardiac incident, but his family says deputies withheld his diabetes medication and mistreated him, and his mother saw visible injuries at the mortuary.
Reported by: San Bernardino County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); his family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Isaiah Hernandez's family sued San Bernardino County and the Sheriff's Department over his September 2021 death at the West Valley Detention Center, and the case is pending with no payment reported.